May.
14
2018
06/02/18 – Die Walküre – 1pm
NEW PRODUCTION
by Richard Wagner
Sung in German
photo credit: Cory Weaver
Die Walküre Opera Overview
After the triumph of Das Rheingold in 2016/17, Lyric continues the thrilling journey through Wagner’s monumental Ring cycle with Die Walküre. 
This is the most deeply moving and romantic of all the Ring operas. Its riveting, devastating drama involves complex relationships between brother and sister, husband and wife, father and daughter. Every character is unforgettable—valiant Siegmund and Sieglinde, headstrong Brünnhilde and mighty, tortured Wotan, determined Fricka and vengeful Hunding. Wagner’s music drama burns itself on our memories, exciting us with the emotional intensity of its lyrical outbursts and its incredible power and majesty.
This is the most deeply moving and romantic of all the Ring operas. Its riveting, devastating drama involves complex relationships between brother and sister, husband and wife, father and daughter. Every character is unforgettable—valiant Siegmund and Sieglinde, headstrong Brünnhilde and mighty, tortured Wotan, determined Fricka and vengeful Hunding. Wagner’s music drama burns itself on our memories, exciting us with the emotional intensity of its lyrical outbursts and its incredible power and majesty.“Nothing short of a triumph on all fronts, intelligently conceived by the creative team, brilliantly executed by a top-flight international cast.” – Chicago Tribune on Das Rheingold, 2016
Christine Goerke
Brünnhilde
Elisabet Strid*
Sieglinde
Brandon Jovanovich
Siegmund
Eric Owens
Wotan
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
Fricka
Ain Anger*
Hunding
Sir Andrew Davis
Conductor
David Pountney
Director
Johan Engels
Original Set Designer
Robert Innes Hopkins
Set Designer
Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Costume Designer
Fabrice Kebour
Lighting Designer
Denni Sayers
Choreographer
